Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/09/2026, 01:52

General

  • Target
    jaffacakes118_d95aedc8eaff20c3890f2f020db646781f21c3cf018010bdc7e3491c8914a06a.exe
  • Size 73KB
  • Sample260924-capfbabf28
  • SHA256 d95aedc8eaff20c3890f2f020db646781f21c3cf018010bdc7e3491c8914a06a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Sets file to hidden 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Modifies file attributes to stop it showing in Explorer etc.

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 31 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_d95aedc8eaff20c3890f2f020db646781f21c3cf018010bdc7e3491c8914a06a.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\jaffacakes118_d95aedc8eaff20c3890f2f020db646781f21c3cf018010bdc7e3491c8914a06a.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4312
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\C52F.tmp\encrypt_gid.bat" "
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Drivers directory
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1636
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
        Attrib -r -s -h C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Views/modifies file attributes
        PID:4676
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\attrib.exe
        Attrib +r +h C:\Windows\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
        3⤵
        • Sets file to hidden
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Views/modifies file attributes
        PID:412
      • C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
        "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "http://69.64.43.179/bat/pesos.html"
        3⤵
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3696
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\IEXPLORE.EXE" SCODEF:3696 CREDAT:17410 /prefetch:2
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:2784

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_430EA0912164D1B129D6E1DC07C63959

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_430EA0912164D1B129D6E1DC07C63959
        • Size 471B
        • SHA256 08511289c08287b60d3de6815e0cdcfd976b76b4ed1fe052982d80b6c9cc3acf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_430EA0912164D1B129D6E1DC07C63959

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\E2C6CBAF0AF08CF203BA74BF0D0AB6D5_430EA0912164D1B129D6E1DC07C63959
        • Size 416B
        • SHA256 70d74d0538534372fb8f365e6d9537d71b779dd8ddfe2c8a126e2cf7043288ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        suggestions[1].en-US

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\RR6ZW6LX\suggestions[1].en-US
        • Size 17KB
        • SHA256 c6a5377cbc07eece33790cfc70572e12c7a48ad8296be25c0cc805a1f384dbad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        encrypt_gid.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\C52F.tmp\encrypt_gid.bat
        • Size 38KB
        • SHA256 f96851883f0b59ebcdaabaefae05f7dd731dbff67721429e6a20bd66f0c794c0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        hosts

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 db448eeec6f5fbb0d00876844d87a7c6fbd92fd197f435afae2c7b14bb59d48d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/4312-0-0x000000000040A000-0x000000000040B000-memory.dmp